RT Article
T1 What Does Bamiyan Tell Us about Muslim Attitudes to Buddhism?: Unpacking ‘Buddhist-Muslim Conflicts’ in Contemporary Asia
JF Religions of South Asia
VO 8
IS 3
SP 301
OP 320
A1 Obuse, Kieko 1975-
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1774722283
AB The article highlights through a case study of the Taliban’s destruction of the Buddha statues of Bamiyan in 2001, that there has been considerable diversity in Muslim attitudes towards Buddhism and Buddha statues, reflecting the variety of political and socio-economic contexts in which they were expressed. It argues that the Taliban’s destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan cannot be attributed exclusively to theological issues but also reflects political agenda regarding economic concerns.
K1 Bamiyan
K1 Buddhist-Muslim relations
K1 Iconoclasm
K1 religious hatred
K1 the Taliban
DO 10.1558/rosa.v8i3.20234